The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, March 21, 1854, Image 2
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sent.*::vt-s ;.i:o i u 'liv > ;;;: i i n-ji '\ So ::
rcs;>Iu;io;> e.olli*;** !11'i>r111::|i>>11 r Irilive l-> :! <. !
recent. seizure "i : llJr.c!: W.-.i-rio,-" h\ tli 1
Cu'?nn :'Ut!iO:M:-;s
To i.'it' tif Rrjfracutit'in j :
In cosn;?l!aiu,t? wis.!? t!;e ie >i .'i.??i ???<
II.?4^. ,.f" .,? I!,..
vs. r ^
I herewith imc-mii i n .:. > ' ts?
of State. a n
? ' ceivnd a the tl -j no Intent i-. ;einli-u: I ? the seizure
of the IJhieh H at 11 ; v on the
28th ultimo.
There have heen, hi the ?ourcc of a few j
years pas!, tunny oth. r ii.stance- i>f aggression i
upon our commerce, violation-of the richts of
American citizens, ami in-ul's to ih<- nntiotini
flag 1?V Spamsli authorities ill ( ui>i t ami a !
attempts to ..I?t.:in retires. iiave !idt>? protracteel
ami as yet fcuitic-s t j'inlions.
The documents in these eases are volmoi
nous, and when prep:;:-, d will he sent to (,'ongre;S.
Those now transit,jtted ielate i xcht.iv. ly to ;
the seizure ot the 11! :ck Warrio', and present
bo clear a case uf wr?lhat i' would he rea- !
sonahle to expect full imiciiuiitv therefor a>
sooti as this mijimtiflahle and offensive eoiidti"t
shall he made known to her catholic u.ajeftyV
government; l-ut similar c.\j cctatinns in other !
cases have n< t la-en realized.
The offending patty i- at our mo-s. with ,
large powers for aggression, hut none, it is al- j
Jege-I, for reparation. The source of redress
is in another hemisphere, iimi the answers t-> j
our just complaints inane the home govern i
ment are hut the repetition ol' rxru-o-. render- j
ed by the inferior oHici :!- to tie ii- superiors. h j
reply to n.pi(.sen!a:i"ns of ini-f. < din t. The j
peculiar situation of ti.e (nrti?-s has undoubt- !
edlv much aggravated the annoyum e< and m- i
juries which our citizens have sulleiiai IV..m ti.e :
Cuban authorities, and Spain does not >ecm to j
appreciate to its full extent her responsibility
.for the Conduct of these authorities. In giving
very extraordinary powers to them, she owes
it to justice, and to her friendly relations with
this government, to guard with great vigilance .
against the exorbitant exercise of these pow- J
ers, am! in case of injuries to provide for j
prompt redress. j
I have already taken measures to present to j
the government of Spain the wanton injury of j
the Cuban authorities in the detention and i
seizure of the Bia. k Warrior, and to demand !
immediate indemnity for the injury which li:i-1
thereby resulted to our citizens.
In view of the position of the Island of Cm j
bn, its proximity t<. our coast, the relations;
which it must ever bear to our eomiueicral and !
other int. rest-, it is vain Jo expect that a series
of unfriendly acts inhiuying our commercial'
ngnis, me !hjc>]>:i: n s. poj.ev Uneaten |
in" the honor and xeemitv of tho-e S't.te-^.
long consist with ; caivinl rclat'on*.
In c.iso tho :110a-a re; taken far nio..!>!> adjustment
of our dilhVuiiies with Sj ain >!io; !d
unfortunately fail, I >hu.l n??t !:e.-ilatc t?? n-e t
the authority ate! mean* whi it C'o:ig:e?s n. ,y
grant to insure the observance of our jo*t
rights, to obtain iuhe>? for injuries rec?.iv.d.
and to vin li. ate the honor our flag.
In anticipation of that contingen. i, which I
earnest v hope ma\ no' move. I surest to
Congress tin*, proprelv <>f :?<;ij ?_? si>.-l? ?n :
visional measures a l!i?- exigency may scum
t > demand.
FRANKLIN IMERCE. '
Washington. March J 5, 1651.
The Cam: or the Reach Waiskio!: ;n
Washington.?if uo ran luli vo our cars,
tlu-re is iio little probability t hat. on rec-i iving i
official information (Y *n tin- President. announcing
the facts in tin' ; n-:inn-r IL'ack Warrior's t
case, to be as alleged in tin- newspapers, Con- ;
grt-ss will promptly nmlioiize the Chief Magistrate
of the I nil'.-.I Stales to suspend our i
neutrality laws with refert nee to Spain l-\ j
procla ali"ii. if the steamer and her cargo be !
not released by the Spanish authori*;-. > in Havana
in a few hours alicr nc\v> of that netion |
of Congress may reach Cuba. For tin- time ;
being the anti-Spanish fever rage* with g-eal
vi<?U'!KT. KviMI UlllOllg Rlolille 1=5 PgMlded ;l- , 1
Freegoilers, we hear appeals for lettk.g tli" filli !1
busters woiktlnir will on ISpaie - power in ] <
Cuba, at the first sutiiti.oi::! of the Creoles of. I
the Island. \\ o know that some of tUe knew- : I
ing uses have actually wngccd that in *ixty h
days our l.ct'.lrali!\ !a*v? wiii i.e thus >i:: jn'j.il- :
eJ. \1
'J'he Captain Genet a!, by bis high handed '
outrage has struck a chord which pi moists to 1
vibrate anything but agiocnble iinis-f in h - i
ears?that's certain. In one month after the -
President may be eomj -riled to issue sneli a :
a proclamation, one luti'lnd thousand armed '
American* might eadiy be landed from various
points on our roasts, on ;l,e Isbmd of C'ub't. '
At present I'ration ai.d lutglund have their ?
hands quite full at hone, leaving the island I
practically at the merry "f AmeM.au adwu- t
turers, should Congress say the wot J. Fun. r
the existing slate of exasperatimi, heightened '
unmea*urabiy by the too favorable opporlutu i
ty for the cheap ac?|uisiti<>n of ihe prize, Spain I
may look out for squalls. The fact that not a <
vote was east yesterday against the resolution *
of inquiry proposed by \\r. Phillips, showsth it
the House arc by no means indisposed to proceed
at once to the subject matter in a pra- ti- ,
cal way. .
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Oin Foreign Folicy.?Senator Cass. on i I
the 25ih ult., offered in the Senate the follow s
jug important resolution*, having rifercnce to ?
till* | nation occupied by {.upland and France , :
towards this country, as gatln rod iioui t'10 ro
c.-nt speech of Lord Cl.uvu on : I I
Rev >i<C J by t!ir Senate ami il-^tnc >f lit pre- i ;
f.Ciittlhi*'V '</ the Uiilf'il Stuhs i>l .1 tt'ii m <
CanyrcM ustscmbkd, That the po..?.). ?.f i|,i- I
Lni'.il hive eV>T viewd with til" icvpc-t eon M
Corn lite renewed ii11? 'i- t of F wvrs in tL?? , I
atV.iirs of colli.11 i>*6 i:?il oniitraio d with; i Indr j 1
border-, particn!.i:!y when s a il iiicrv.nition , I
had avowedly for iia < tin* P-ptes-ion of j i
gen.-reus poliii'-al sentiments; a a I tint th"v''
Will never permit s a l; :;n i.ccniTencc upon tin.- j;
continent without phy-iea! rcbts'ance to it. . i
Resolved, That ivhia* the I'liiicd Sta!< 3 of'1
America arc ?iisj>"K<. d to nl>,..rve in a spirit "I l
good faiti) iotyn.v :i:i! - h.:.*.i'ions, ihey de- I
aire a simi; .r o ;s v i .eeo * a ,. id ,*; jons l?v ; I
ail ti'.J nations ol ll.e o.t tii. and tint can j !
never heboid ivit'i in 'to run o {.) o !j;o: .'i .m ;<
of indenendeat 'itat-s Itv a tiiird jioww, hi. ! :
eav ?* ?. f <'.{ !rtlt!o:n*cr i-'ltd' y ii
?.".V -i ' Ji- ?: ?
bv M-qilC: f:-H t;? I'll } I'o .V of tin; C I!*S >!h- :
t o!-; fi> h" C"l:;|iHi!iio:it(',i 'ft: t*t! "f (!.' ilij'io j
i a'i :v nc.i: ;
i.i. !t' '! lijiTi-i-f t(? !?t* '
1 ' : . <!!!.! l-.i Id *! j '.' !i.. i St_I" i t " bliviijll ,
i!::' Si'lltiilM-tlt :U'?j puri " .
: 'm';1 iiiii1 In- m-i'lur labion
? ? !vi*t! . n'iJ i?i ii'iiViinnrivrof tIt
--e t
: .1 ' ; .'i "i ]? !>!!;:;< - iVoiii '!.
! " ('fiij'.-.i -:< ii Si rI--. id ! uri^ii;.
. ir II I* 'if ??-, i:. !.V< rub i, lNVJ. aii-.i
:!li"-.?>i in M> hi- in .111 rI.m.l idjieini
li ! : I -in! * i < *! .. Snil
tl e ? ? ::>: .M \ I llhh) i J, |S"?|
Tt.e t.nit\ <i ii. t! > ci. i i: it
for i:=; .! (' jiii-it object tlir 'iilv.iiii'"
II it'll! II? I III' ''Hill 111! I I'i"! 'I'M I : III It;.: i 11 i f I" I .fs
i?t" '.la' South and S'i!iibwc>\ || is mi r!v
popular i't its r::;ir:ir'"r. r: I ;ii?ill j!i in ?mii
caM'S ti.'i' I'fi- 'J l!have licet: appointed b- tin
Executives nl lit tv lit"-', t. i> in be r#|- .1
a* ;i i.'.i'iv i'i:ii:c:- (it < finVftiicti? ? . |'..r tin* purj?ii
i* nl ?n !:riutr is.il ji*ii*i!i'aitec. Ii babe
p hii'vi-1|.\ 1.1; ;:i i: th asseinbaigcs nl"
Intelligent ii'jnv i n* i?i-i ?'i ('V I v'!i ji:ii l'!:i'i !
t* S urbvn . 'it- I'ji'i---. i i v 11 s* 111: *: i ij together :i
great v.i ??.' ? ?i:?t isl know], ugo ::
I'Xj'.'lit*: iv, i : nl n i' i :i: 5??i ;i i ii ! '. ii-jmIIiv h|
feeling aiming niir di-taiil comnitinitics. :niii
ifi vt? lulu licia! and enlightened i n { mi Iin our
itidn-!ri i! pns-niis. Our city has been
tin- first to pri'Min'l' tll-'ii' reunions of the
Southern people; ami hence the adjournment
o! I'm* .Memphis (Innventioii to re a-setnble ii-.-ri*
In Ajiii! next '.i.'i? received wif.Ii general luvnr.
We noticed sometime since the preliniiiiarv
arraiigeiin. nls for seen ring a hug" at tendance,
iiiul for promoting tlie eomfl'it and eiitcilainmer.t
of the delegates. These arrangements
have been pressed wish an energy and ilevotion
characteristic of the gentlemen who have
them principally in change, and the le-ult now
promises to he in the highest degree eredilalde
t- tin m and to the city which they represent.
It is believed that many distinguished and
honored names will be i'mit d in the roll of
the coining convention , that large delegations
will bo present from every Southern State, an I
and that the concourse of strangers will lie
greater than has ever before been witnessed in
As ? v w.n'ivwiti i.l ii'lfit i?i??v lif? f*Y.
v.... . .. j v. ..
peeled, we notice in the N:?>hviil?* pap'-rsa li>'
i?f nearly five imtxlred delegates appointed by
Governor Jclnsot) to represent. Tennessee in
the convention, and among tlicin are many of
the tno-t prominent citizens ol" that State. The
proverbial hospitality of Chaileston i< likely
to have full scope for its exercise, lint we have
faith to believe that she will be found eijual to
the occasion, and will lose none of her good
repute by neglecting the genial duties lints iin
posed her.? Charleston Mercury.
Thk CJommi'ltriati Convention'.?The meet,
ing at the City Hall in Richmond, on Saturday
night. -ays the Enquirer, to select delegates
to the Commercial Convent c n. so n t<> beheld
at CI::u!vSt' ti,?S. C, was atn i.ded by a large
number *jf* merchants and other citi/cn*. am!
the proceedings charartoi i/.od by murli
7.ea: ami s j-i ri t i:i the objects of tie Convention.
Tito .Maun- p cMiicd, ami vuiions ireuilemen
:uid:c-?t<i the meeting in support, of appropriate
re-nleti -ms which wore offered and
ad< } !' ! w i;e,t.,;i uinniinity. The C'hainii *n
iv;i ' air'enibt-.! (o appoint lil'u (lclet?ales to tin*
Charleston (' :i\ i.!i>.o, ami the imv tinjr reso!v..,|
it I ,
t!ie deb g '.thm.-- Ch'fb'*?>.H
'I'tlE (iAKDIM'.R Isvpsno ATIoN.? We oil
serve with mtfviened -:ili-liicti.>ti that I'onpvyS
is prosecuting an in vi?sti*?n into the (.i.trdincr
f and w'lli a mauilest deterinin tion jo uaiav
fcl the mystery of the transaction a::<! to hiioo
accessories ami accomplices to justice. Mr.
i'eikins, of Louisiana, dcseivcs tiie praise of
the initial ?'v movement in th mitiir. .Mr.
Klislia Whittlesey, first Comptroller of the
Treasury, li- Mil.mil( -d to the Judicial v ( "oniniirtee
of the llous , by whom the inve-ti^atif.n
is comiac"cd, a copy id" the i . per.-, in hilitireait
? i:t*I 51 li.* ra-e of Caidiner, and
Mr. V,. \\ . ( .rcoraa, ! whom >oine ol the
payment* Were made on usMunme. I, lias been
siio.iiiom d to tin.i. jjj.i an examination. The
rumor ?'vs ;!ial '.i.n. W.al-'v Thompson, of
SfillIit < aroiina. v\h<?. as orijrjmt; counsel t<><
Ci:i? fis.? am! a^' iil f.r llie claim, i- i.eller
[ n^ni/ant of liie facts of iLc* and can
[blow 1..0 e ii'dii utjoti its ini i11 and f.-umla
tit in :i(iV limix > l?e ?' i. i ?!.?o lie i il !<> 1
assist the ('oniitii:Iff ivi.lt Sii< \ienee si'd !
lltliiiil 1! t in ' >! million. W'lr : h ll! J Mildest
D tin < omsn.ltee tlnit liieie i> unoliier |ei-on
h.i knows perhaps sis much of tii?* msi'lcr a- !
U add v Thonip.-oit or (isndiliei hint-oil'-we
iiestii I 'nomas ('oi-wiii, who |ciitivi|isit>'i| In tinsisi
( csf ol the fraud In lite I ol 'E'NO.OUO,
;s:.i who, as .Scic siri ol lite 'i rt-asur\, |
lie order lor i'.s payment !>)' tin- (*oin|>t ?>1 l?-r. |
It i. ini i:o.In HI on the Commi'tee, t.ow that i
lii'V listVt* isinl"! lakeii lit.* itivt -ligai ion. to proscute
ii wilit l!.e lit it ol . iirip. lot ssitv in.niistation
ol liinouoi ??r inditlcr. in e w .ii expo?e
lii'isi lo I,," Nil-! i. il lt ol 111 \\ >111iiv it ll'ii lire, j
l ite l iisiii so in of tin- (' niiiiioee lei- never
welt ( niispieiions in lite Imiil siller lisiiitis, lint
lie distinguished II"piiM'i;tn'iie from this i
District, u'lio is second :<ti tin- Coin mi I tee will i
lo'i'nlle'o, supply ill" mees-siry vi?? lance Sintl
isies i<l( /'Jar/ill nr.
* < j
fjociai. fart! ps India.? I lie moile of.iiej
if lite imliusi inislialiilinaii i> one ol'exlieniej
implicit',', In.i open even misern' le, front lite ,
<intiiiti.il and ? vere extortion practiced upon
,lteni lii the Zemindars, or great loids of 'lie ;
toil ami it Iters ol tli.it class. The . einl>m > ;
if a lainilv <l'-\eii log. liter ino.-t conlenteilli i
ni< 1 lisippil;,. A.!, Iron, lite rniidlhiIter to lite ;
o s:n<ii It.Id. sheltered li\ lite same to?.| or lisitii
Ijoo wstli, *..'tli lictl il llteir simple meal o| pints
ti;d "lain conies sit the it-n il litne, ami tempt j
mI tioiv and then to snatch a inotilliliil t?f li?r-!
hidden I ice iVotii the fields their itainis cnlliv.tie
fnt i!i" l-i\ fanner , and lieppt. indeed, if at.
Inii-.e-.i tmi' sill lititl eroti he ie-t w ting front
ill.- :i lit,del | teti'tlfe of lav tlloli. ( 11 n ;
ii..1.1 I'n i.. . P.. i i... t. ... \ i. . it..I ..
* % ? J
I'll iifS < I.i ? mini ilm i ; a k'W r.iitiuMi j
irnssels lai water hi |iir I'lMihiii^r j a |>;:in!npii
mIoi'I, a nis'i iii :t fur a leal, which, when not
ill ii-e, i.- !* ! .1 ii|i in a collier, ri?ai|io>c iii- !
ivoil 'v ti'ioci-. I lis iliirti'r siMvii'r is )>1 n? k<>>I ;
from t!:!' Ii.ti-ani | l.*i I, \vin'M' leaves snpi lv
[iiin with ?!! "ti-.vi iina ??i ri'?ii.iii ni'i lean [liati-s
fnni) v.l'ii'M MS : 0 ,ai in al is ealt'ti. 111 drylit*
ha* lit!I" V' li<>nM i! () !. tiji of cu'.'nil
loth, lilfifiit-.! in i;s i. i in ri ii> c! an -nms, or
:u'l ii ijirt 5!aii:fil v?51 ''ah. in:.1; .? a on a i n.n .
.lit-' Ikli!.? (Xi '. ( {ra.itrit of j?u?l 1:C J
vp
jw ?" c?- " u^l
, ic'ljei piHung across the j
>ii*nihi'Ts, !i) he aliei wards l.-iiil carefully aside
j lut'ee n-v. The women wear a similar i
i piece. lull longer, w rapped uhont iliern in ap,ia- !
| r< lit nc-iigence, ami yd -o m?( full v a t -< t1
jolTllie ligure to tile uliim-t advantage. In t hi - i
> h.ief sketch the reader has a pi rime of what;
I may truly he called the hone and sinew of llie |
! 111.1 i;111 lvnpire, the source frnni which spring*!
! the va I expoit trade amounting to seventeen 1
minimis .-telling anitiiully. ( li.out SS4.000.0UO) '
urnl iVniii win mi i-4 winn? tin* yiaier i-ari nt
ilis- iv.eniy lwo iiiiiiiin.s -telling (I I0 000.0"0)
vielde.l in the shape of taxation.
"i in: Coinaiii: or I ?We mentioned ilie '
o'I cr dav li e cM inmrv i.inl oinuiiious .
aiiniun! oi our coinage ! isi year; hut th * nth J
i r two great Vint-, oi the woilil have heen '
i:, 'n i ...i ... i
, 1 <|i inr, i m * til IIK* Li' ?IMI'??I
NS?:iJ amounted in value to no less than JEI'2, I
t?(.i8,"0U; m ITanee the coinage of tin; year!
, :t111 :i>11i in jCI 1 IUl,TT); ami in tin- Tinted
: Slates the ;ini.)tn:! Wits' JCl 1.001,7*20, so thai
ill.' three principal Mints of tin.' \vor.?| i-sued
I in that oi:c year coin of the value ?;ls - j
i T'i/i.So!. I'll.; Evtiili'iliUl justly remarks I In! i
such on immense ;iniouiit of coinage. siill I ;iving
complaints of insufficient ennvnev to con '
ilucf the (I 'tiiosiic transactions ot these three;
great (-"iiiitiics. points io an increase of trade
an.l activity in productive iudu try with nit
; any paralh I i:i the history ot' tin- woill.
Our Judiciary.
The judiciary of .Soul!) Carolina has ever ;
heeii regarded hv the people of the State with j
| great alfe- lion, reverence and just piide. The
; ermine of its memheis is unstained hv any
i pu!) ic or priv :te defalcation or misfeasance in
i office : their integrity, their abi.itv, and the
' devotion to the hitfli and responsible duties
i which they discharge have ^rarely been qiies. '
! tinned ; and in ;tll the striles which have agij
taled our state, they have k*-pt th-ir robes uu :
' sullied, by never entering into tin- political are'
na to wield the influence and the talent which
. they possess !<> the advancement ot party. Not
i one. of the thirty nne States oft he linion eat)
I boast of a more high-toned, pure, and able ju!
dieiary than that, of this State.
But even the judges of South Carolina are
j not more than men ; they are actuated, eon- i
I troll '.i, and animated by feelings, motives and
' passions, common to us all, and it wood be
i superlative folly to claim foi them an uiie
j exemption from these, or to arrogate in their l
1 bclialf any Cod-like qualities which might es;
aitlluMii to a higher sphere than that occupied
j by them as men <>f learning, talent, ineprnach
able eliaracler, and steadfast llicliiv to the im
p ntant interests confided to their admiuisira
tion. That they a>e liable tola- in it it-d, fret I
led, and occasionally to Income peevish, it
would be >iily to den. ; lor there is nothing!
j in the robes of a judge, or in the honored seat
I lie lills, which can divert him of' the unpteas- .
j aut tittli* concomitants of fallen Inmum mi
j III:e.
! in tin* discharge of his judicial duties In* is,
sul.j- cted to many petty trials to omul nature j
and bland temjier, which tho?o who an* [none
j to ecosiire cannot tiiid<T*laiid ; and -ovictv,
| ami particularly lawyers, have not made sueli
! stiides towards that I t in-- cnii-jh" a> ' <
1 l
I have removed sundry little obstacles to she
J full enjoyment of perfect brotherhood and an
i uninterrupted social commiuiiou exalted abnw j
j the reach of ordinary cr*>?ses and pruvoea:
;ioi)5.
' We have been induced to malt" 'lieeo ?e. .
j marlo Irom the appearance of an article in the
j Titnes of yesteiday, censuring Judge W' tln !
for want of patience, possessing a hast* ten i
! per which he cannot, and iia-cih'e frcl.tus
j which he will not ronlrol. Our brother of 'Ini
qtiil! speaks plainly, hut nevertheless. in <in
{hum If judgment, rat u-r minec-s-aril >. ^e
j t'i iik lie ens ill charging upon these nllri.? !
| uiihecoiiiino trai's the abrupt le.iiiin ition "t
tlii' late trim of our * it We were pie-mi
soli) - portion o| the time every da*, and o
! far as \* e could indu--. irreat d< la\ was oca
S !. ! 'iv li"1 absence u! witness's in al<M4si
everv case <>n tin* issue docket. 1 me ?t*< ?
tinit! v\ ;i^ tii.it docket e.'iileil ovt r, lull w it!- file
same tcsiiit, :iinl nnteli of the term ;ind lie
time i/! ill" court, ;i:>iJ of imt i'i juries, h'ih c?usinned
iiv tiiese fiuilless attempts <> bin"1
cases l" trinI. As fur as vtc are -inj>c*t? ut to .
form an opinion, we wen* iuiprc-sed \\itfi '
.liltioc Withers' anxiety to try a I; tlie ca-e?o!i
ilie docket. and we are not ime li stirpiisc-l to
learn liiat lie was ainioved i>\ these liimiiaiueto
tlie business of tile eomt. W e 'I tl not hip*
pen. however, to oli-erve an cxlii ilioii ol wlal
in" eolciiiporan alicuo a^aiu.-t liis lioi-r,
lia-ty temper or irascible feelings, t" an extent
which'leinatnlcil thee ii^ures lie has wiitlcti.
I I . 11... I r I... I, I,. . I
Jud^c W iihcrs stale to tin* bar that In* wool I
remain, and remain cheerfully, lor tile -croud
ivcck of tin* term. if the en-es were certain :o
be ready, and i; the\ tleniylit their uracil-v
justified the continuance of the term and t ie
detention of the juries
Other cause-, then, we apprehend, be ides
hi- hn|i'ir,s alle.ed want "f patienee, ciitiilmled
to tin* abni| t termination of the term ; and
we K'ercl that onr neighbor considered it I is.
' 11iiIvto holt! up to piihlie (.'ensure a South
('at'oliu'i judjp1, because s<>me eases on I lie
docket, called over and over a^ain, from not
hciiij! ready, had to lie continued to next term.
W e are writing no dcli-nec of Judite Withers,
01 of ids manner or temper in the discharge < f
his rfspoiisihle duties; but we contend tin'
(he judges are null proper .subjects ol editorial
stricture when I bey lab in Mirb diseh irj?i?. i'oi*
niis|?:i>aiicc in olliee, iiienmpctcnci or until
lie--', they are responsible to the appoiuim^
power, and before that 'ribunal they niav be
piooeilv arraigned on legitimate charges; hill
it is doubtful if their temper or want of pa
tieme, evolved by the annoyances to which
they are subjected aie fillintj subjects for the
censure of the public press ?So. C'oro/iuiou.
?#?
Nr.w IIxMisiiiKf.?From in'bin ft ion by
teleyiapb, from a well iiilbriiied -o nee. we
lea: li that liaikcrVt majoiitv (I )eiinu r.n) for
(iovernor of New llampsliiie will be very near
:t ()!)() The I teinoerals Ii iVi iluinh elected
nut ci| tu*< Ive Senators, and 111 elaim
f.i li;i\ t* elected a lair working inajorih of
friends nl" tin* national administration to the
House above all shades ?* I tin* ? |,j * ?-'i I i? !?.
This it-suit of tin* elect 011 lias east a very
m aiif' -t elnoin over rlie <>|i|>oiusitts of tin* W
brnskn Kansas bill in (Joiigiess Tlie\ ai.tici
piled a sweeping overtinoiv of tins friends of
National Administration I here with the certain
t\ of the elee.tioii of one H Iii'o ami one ahnli
t'on Senator, (.rieat ealenlations wnr made
upon 'in- probable efleet ol the aid which Iv. .
lUund JHitke lias been trying to giVo tiieiu. i
nvwrw ?- . vs i ithb?hjommk?gai
?|tt Caiiiiifn lllffkhj Janrun!.;
' Tuesday, JljmrHi *21. 1*5J.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
Editorial Correspondence.
I regret tint circumstances prevented me frutn wri- j
t'ng h-t week. but as I had delayed until Saturday. :
and on that .lav being very much engngvl in business, !
I cot. i : nt gather un ideas enough to string out a lett_r.
rudei ill.- must lavo-abie circumstances, letter !
writing, to us, is nut. tin: most agreeable task?how ,
difficult, therefore, it must he, when lianl up 'o data j
Wo are obliged to write against lime, our readers may :
very well imagine.
Uur excellent friend of the trtar.d-'rd, Mr. ' pratt.
who at pros.-lit .stands alone at the helai, very pleasantly
exeuPos himself for any inaeenracies which may
occur, giving as a reason that he writes a shocking hid |
hand, and It litis been impossible. ?t times, amid tire !
inuinpiior.y 01 engage-mews. to revise uie prnoi o;
even the little we have time to write. He continues. '
"Wo liml. therefore, that wo tire : tide t-> say many ;
more strange a d l-? 11-1: things tliati we intended.''
We have seen !: . remark, thai tiny lawyer who ;
writes till iii'elligllile hand is an ei.etuy ( > i is piof..-ssiuii.
V.'o ifjudgiug hy tliis rale, litany enemies
wottl*i he louts ! \i the editorial profession. utrl
\v>* embrace lit-, oj.j liiiniiy ufeo;:* hag a !ltt:e mis- ;
tak? in a letter of outs of March 2, ia which we are i
made to say, ia that part relating to airs. Xlowatt,
"that alter ail when she has nequiivd even more, the
greatest possible altitude of eminence in the tragic art,
ami may even dazzle ami surprise the world yet more ;
by Iter wonderful hi:!"ri<nti?ns what does it nil amount '
to?'" Mow we hog to correct the word which we have '
italicised, it should be ioniums. It is a -mull matter.
bur. one word sometimes makes a vast diilcrenee in j
the sense and rending of a paragraph, and as in the !
present ease, alters altogether our meaning. 1 am I
only surprised that our Compositors are a'ole to deei. j
pher our scribbling* even as well its they do.
The weather here is quite warm, and vegetation is j
putting out beautifully, and we are having Spring in j
earnest, 1 spent an evening and night with a friend j
a short distance from the city, and was delighted w ith '
the scenery. The earth dressed in her fresh ami beau- :
til'nl garments of "living green." sending forth from j
buds and blossoms of jessamine and honey-suckle the
soft poriuuie of nctuio, the gay warblers of the forest, '
the golden light of morning, mirroring upon the placid
waters of the Ashley house.- ami trees upon its j
opposite bank, were seines in. and of theiu.-elves, j
enough to move the soui, and animate the heart of all (
who lm\e a spark of genuine lech tig in their ho.-uni.?
i iw isiv" w.m i;"? ^vcii .n?i;;iii'uu v vinviv i^. ? ;
beaut it'll sj>? it. where tlic s umbciing ;ui repose, uii- '
dis;urhed by the noiseand confusion ol ba.-y life. llow j
much better is li.is, than to lie crowded a way into one's }
narrow liotae, within the futilities ol a oltv church
yard. Here li:e trees spread fjrtli their blanches and
have room togiow and expand. The I lowers receive
tlie gentle dews of Heaven direct, and are trcsii and
beaulil*il. Monuments from their polished faces relleci
the light of early d <y, and with their silent adiuouiti?us
speak to tiie living with \nice* of peculiar lorce.
and tell us thai the dead are here.
"And many a holy text around they strew,"
to teach man what his duty is. both to himself, and to
his great eternal judge.
To otic whose youth has been passed in the country.
"'where smiling spring i is ear liest visits pay." there
isa peculiar charm in escaping lor a while "the mad'tiing
crowds iguohle strife.".and it: comaiunien with his
own thoughts, contemplate nature, in the majesty <-f
its gr. at i >t igin d. and in the beauty and pel lections ?<I |
its charms, under such circumstances, every scene. |
llOVO1* ' *???*flwi ? j'IbMiuni,, lLi?_ J
recoil <inn that it is bur. a count- rpart of oilier- which ^
we have witnessed. Tlic very lewing of the ie-rds.
chirping of birds?even the harking of the dogs, in the
country, have much mure of music in them, than the
ringing of llailruad or steamboat bells and the constant
noise and contusion of drays and backs. Our j
eoiitompinti ns ar- disturbed by the nimbi ng of dis. I
taut wh'-cls and here comes the locomotive, pulling and
blowing, in all lis .-tivngth ami might, it dashes by [
bearing it- freighted charge of human soul?in a mo- ,
incut more, the curling smoke is lost amidst its >v ml- j
nigs through the trees, and we ate h-lt to e ntcmpiatc !
tin- MiiiJit of mind, the progress <;l .*eiem.v ihe ?! -v? ! '
opment of the ago. whie'i leads >:s back again I" our j
city home which 1- Ih-i becoming on.- ol magnilkcni (
distances." ami which exhibits -very a*!: ;v v! 1 :. ?
of grow ing and increasing pro peril;,?ii.? i -iitiiT.u pro '
jections. plank roads, munuhictories, extensive stores. '
magnificent hotels, all true it impoilance ns: 1 position.
Charleston only wants a Hsilro tii liom the South j
We-l to /!ve if i prominence w.iieli eant.ul bo -ntpas- |
sod. it' tapi died by any of its So-:ti:t?rn e mp' titers,
Co x --nig. in so many lespecls. advantages wliieh ;
many el them ne\ei eanckt.ni. (.'lair!ataii inu-t. I acre- i
fori-', l?' the "(Jiieeti City of tlie South." There is ;t
trcnu'iidoi.- trade going on hero now, which has hen
the ca-e I n* the last three or four w eeks, and. as a
friend remarked to us this morning, no one thinks now
of eouipla.ninif of the Wilaiiu ton and Mauehe.-ler
Head tak.li/ oil' purehasers. Vet we must confess
thai it tin- d 'He us un.nou-c injury; and t'hirh -ton's
r>i 11 v lvoiebv i-:i It.aitl'oail In I lie ShIII h-vvo?t
Si. Patrick's day was celebrated yesterday with
much enthusiasm. I?v the variouscivil societies and iuil.
ilaiy companies of the Sous of the Kuicrnld islo ami
their descendants. The Irish art? a warm-hearted people,
ami tin* return of the anniversary of the birlh-duv
of their favorite Saint is always hailed with demonstrations
of |teenliar pleasure.
To-day the t'aihouu M< uuiiKht Association eehbrated
its tirst anniversary. The various military- and
tire companies, together with a numiii-r of societies
ami associations, loiim-d iu'o a j roivs-h-ii. and ni.ulea
splendid display, decidedly the largest, except tiie one
when Mr. Calhoun's remains Were received. which
we oversaw, lion \V. 1' Porter delivered an able
ami approjiiiale oration, and we regret thai our pf>si
tinn, although teleiably near him, did not enable us
at first to hoar him distinctly, we were more fortunate
towards the last, ami had an opportunity ol Imarir.r
Mr. Porter's closing remarks. winch were very tine.
His review of Mr. Calhoun's life and character was a
splendid tribute to the exalted worth ami intellectual
greatness of our illustrious statesman, who while living.
stood in the lirst line?proudly pre-eminent among
"The few immortal namas.
Who were not horn iodic."
Mr. Porter's closing address to the Ladies?who have !
taken this matter in hand was most appropriate, well- |
timed and eloquent.
We ale glad to see with what zeal the Ladies ot '
Carolina have entered into this laudable enterprise : ,
from the mountain la mo of.nirdeatl patriot, to the sea
board, the ladies are muring in the matter. Wo were '
favoivda few days ago. with a eiieular from the Fondle- .
Calhoun Monument Association, which shows us tlio
spirit with which the Ladies of the mountain region j
of our fciate are working. We appreciate most licartt- i
lv. and sympathize in every movement, which tends
to the point of a monument to Calhoun, and. agreeing '
as wo do most cheerfully with the circular before us? '
"If moumnents aro duo to poraouu of distinguished
uitrifc cr wht Lhve ctiiTcrrt'i important services en!
mankind, then the history of our whole country pre- j
sents few names of higher claims to such an honor."? j
The monument will be marble. Let its summit reach j
above the loftiest pinnacle on earth, and itsba3e exceed
all others iu extent: it cannot bo higher or broader
than his claims to all that obeliseal and monumental
glory can confer, lor even when this may crumble into
dust, his memory will surviw fresh in the deeply
seated affections of his people and their posterity. i
Col Tendon. President of the Pres.* Association, lias
called a meeting 10 ti ke place hi this city on the loth
of April, during: lie session of the Commercial Convcti- !
lion, which meets here 011 the 10th. It is hoped 1 hat
our brethren from the 1 onntry will attend in goodly j
numbers. Ourfrii-nds will find the Planter's Hotel one
of the most comfortable places in the city?we are free
and easy, have an abundance of everything which is
good ; the table cannot be beat here or elsewhere.? i
Our kind host and he-toss do every thing to make the
visits of their patrons pleasant and comfortable; and
and we do not feel under the apprehension here of (jet-,
tin'j note than ice bajaintdfor; the fare is good, and
clean, a very imp rtant item, with us particularly.
1 know of nothing vise which would particularly in- i
teiv.*t our tenders. The markets arc pretty mucli the
same : the daily papers will give the particulars.? ;
Cotton has I.ecu more active lately, with 11 small ad.
vr.nce en the middle crudes. We want shipping, and ,
'.i.ivo wanted it for nearly the whole season, which has '
kept cotton dull and heavy the most of the time,
Charleston. Mare it 18.
Five.
V heildine ludoncinc to Thomas Salmnmh Eso and i
situated in ilie lower part of our town, was destroyed
by lire on Monday evening, about half past 8 o'clock, j
The building being unoccupied, leaves no doubt that
it was the work <>f an incendiary.
Five Cent Pieces.
We have been requested by a number of our mer- ]
chants to state that five cent pieces will not bereceiv- j
cd hcicafter. for int>rc tlfltii their actual value.
Correction.
It will be observed by reference to the Estate Sale i
advertised by Mr. W. J Cuicton, that the sale will!
commence on the 2Sth in-t. and not the 27th as ap-1
peared last week.?Lancaster Lvlytr.
Our Centre Table.
Mr. Tcckku's St'kiictt.?We have had the pleasure
of reading Mr flicker's excellent Speech, which we !
hope ore long to lie aole to lay belbrc our readers.?
We rec igni/.o in ilii- ellbrt. a lull grown intellectual
inati?who has .studied his -unjeet?is master of the
same, and who is consequently entitled to a careful
and can lid coiisi h-i'iiion. 1'iii- is a plain, practical,
every ! iv s;?_* vii. eiiic i every man. worn m and child
ill.iv in .4. *.1 4 t.I-.V; ??! ." .IMilV il Jill-'. .4IIU JJIUA,'
ticali I m-. which arc worth reading ami reinotnberinjr
Wo mivriit. by trying p vtty hard. tin I fan It. perhaps.
Willi some of Mr. Tuekir'.- views. liut wo have no di? i
position to undertake such an ungracious task, we fool \
interested in the sunjeci of Common Schools. and hail
with <lo!i:ht. any evidence ?improvement or even a !
disposci.in on tlo.'puto! our iegi-iators. to advance in |
the matter. We hope Mr. Tucker may he able to get
his hill passed at the next session of our (ictieral Assembly.
He has our earnest w isl.es thai the subject
may be duly eon-id ued. ami such relief granted by !
our Stare as ma}* be adequate to the liducatiotial wauts J
of our people.
Mn. Ykakox's SfKKcii?On the necessity ofsubor- j
diuaiioii in our Schools and Colleges is spoken of as an i
excellent a iilress. It could lit dly be otherwise, it hi |
keeping vviih ids oiher producto us. No one enjoys i
a better reptyati >n th in Col. Ye.ulon as an elegant |
ami 1 aph- ' I .vri'er?i ci i:* thinker and go si I
spi iker. We ackuoa ledge a copy received. W?
thiink the iiutlmr ibr tin- same and will preserve it I
among our best -pooches, a number ot which we have J
received from time to lime.
Soi'riiKitx t^rMdEJii.v lit.view.?We are quite
obliged to Mr. Mortimer, the enterprising and worthy
1'itblisherof this able and excellent periodical, which i
comes in advance of tin* quarter. We have been in '
receipt of it id-.nit two weeks, at.d ought to have ae ;
knowle.lgcd our obligations beioro. hut the press of
other eiigiigomon's must be our cxci:*?- to Mr. M. for'
the seeming neglect. We as?n c liitu that it ha* been
front no wiihf of interest in ii:< splfii'li.I w-uk which
liasini|uee<l tin* delay. I?U" I'r in lea-oiis which to him
won il I e pei t-etl-. satisfletory if known.? We take
yr.-at nit .i- ire in < ving that the Review continues to '
increase in intercs' aiei importance. We have never
s> en a better work, or one Conducted with grea.er
al'ility, cither in the un ehaiiical or literary departments.
'i he Review shows industry and ability. The
; ivseitl volume contains a number of articles, andjudg- ,
ing from those which we have read, the work cannot j
litl 1 to convince the most skeptical niiud that we have |
;tt homo the elements of true literary greatness which
need only be b." tight into vigorous action to show to
the Wi-rid that We tire behind n ? sect in or Mate, in
point >d' mora! and intellectual worth. I he prime object
of the Suuihi-rii Quarterly Review, is to develop
ami cultivate these, and advance and promote the interc-ts
el the ^oiuh. The Apiil numbercontains nine
articles?besides a number of pages devoted to Criti- 1
cal Notices all of which we would be pleased to road
and notice. iii-rxlen*o. did our time ami limits permit. J
\\ e may say in conclusion, that if the Review is not
fully sustained iiy the whole .South. they will deserve '
to lose c.i<10 as well in p litieal as in litorary matters. .
15i..\CKwooi?'s Mauazixe lor February has been re- ,
ceived. mid wo acknowledge the same. The contents ,
as usual are varied and of course interesting The (
Foreign Reviews atveonducted with igiialability, and ,
if they would only let thcsiihjcct of slavery alone, we ,
would like them 1 iter. As Jar as we van see, there
does not appear to beany mention made oft lie.-ubjeet
in the present number I
?~ * i
South Carolina Press Association.
A meeting of the South Carolina Press Association will
be held, at the Pavilion Hotel, in Charleston, on t
Th'iitihiy, tin- ldtii tiny of April next, (during the sit- j
ling at the 'oiiiinereial Convention.) at 11 o'clock, a. t
in. A general and punctual attendance is requested. t
RICHARD V K A DUX, Pres. ]
X. 11. The President of the Assoeiaiion will be at (
ho me, at his residence. Oil \\ en t wot ill street, on JSatur' i
Jay. the 15th April next, at 3 o'clock, p.m., where lie <
ho will he happy to receive iiis brethren of the News- ?
paper Press generally who shall be in the city at that '
time.
La xo as run Cornr 11iu.sk.? At a recent election,
A. .1. Pelden was chosen Inteudaut, and R. F. Wylie, 1
I? I. I rnu hii <S I \ I ViwiL'nlt ?inrl I \\* I
?. u i*. uiuvnviv mm u. ?? . UUUAV, W ttr* 1
Jens of that village. '
To be Executed.?Tonev, found guilty of themur ]
dor of Mr. Craig, of Lancaster district, will be executed
on the 31 : insiunt, near the village.
From tit- I.:ni:viisvi|li? l/nahl of lite l7t!i
instant, we lean' that lV|. A. t(.iai!in?l"ii, 1
of Newborn, has no opted tin* tn> iti.-tti >! for '
Representative ot tin: iA.utth Coit??i-c8sionjil , 1
District of this fcftate.
7*** i'
Tayloksvillb Plank Road.?We learn
from an officer of tlie Charlotte and Taylorsville
Plank Road that for one month during
the mo.-t anpropitious part of the Winter, the
rocri|it> of tolls on the four miles of the road
then completed, amounted to more than 12 per
cent, on tlit* cost of construction. The same
officer gave as his opinion that if the road had
heou completed to Mount Mourne, it would
have paid at least 20 per rent, on the construction
This gratifying information cannot be
attributed to the had state of the ordinary
mads of the country during the past Winter;
for this would have proved unfavorable to the
interest of the Plank Road, because the ordinary
country roads were in such a bad condition,
that it wasalmost impossible during most
of the Winter, for wagons to reach them. It is
to he hoped that both the Taylorsville Road,
and the Lincoln Road will be lirrshed before
Winter comes again.? Charlotte N. C. Whig.
-??
An*-<thbr Fugitive Slave Question Settlbi).?
A question relative to the duties of the
General Government, relative to the reelama
Hun ol fugitive .-laves, who are among the Indians,
lias very Intel) been disposed of by the
At:-Tin y General, uv hear. The slaves escaping
tr<>111 Mi-sis-ippi, made their way to the
Choctaw natim, and lining fiursued, the question
arose?were tin* United States authorities
and those of the tribe hound to aid in their reclamation
1 Having been submitted to the
Attorney General that officer is said to have
delivered an elaborate and very able legal opinion
on the subject, holding that it is the duty
of both to ail the master in their.recovery, the
l itter making his claim with his prima facie
evidence of his right to their services necessai
v to entitle him to reclaim them, had they
been arrested in a State of the Union.? Wash.
Slur.
Convictkii of Mukdf.rs.?Augustus B. Prior
tried during the present Term of our Court,
lor the murder of Matthew Patton of Hamburg
bit' lieen found guilty. Prior is a printer.?
P.ition was a co'ton buyer in Hamburg. The
case was considered a plain one by bis honor
Ju>!ge Ammo. Llis charge was emphatic and
decided. W e understand there will be no ap
pe.i . \ ?e speeches were made by the Coun-ei
?.ii li<>!ii >i tcs. anil ii max be concluded that
j i-t lia- been metcl out in tile matter. We
mj-utilize vxitiitbe unfoi lunate condemned,
who is a ir en ile>s stranger amongst us, and
hope I" 1;im a "iiciiiaiion with Heaven be
i.<ii- tin- dread !f U' ?.| lii* t'Xrcutmn.?LdyejinU
Adi ertUcr.
biMU'LAit.? We iiolind the other day the
deatu ol i. Uev.n RtKy, at Washington. Mr.
Kil? y w.is 11 hi,-in ?<| line liUnary allaiiiineuls,
.mil highly esteeiin d tin his many noble and
mi.in I).a i.ai's "I cuancter. lie was at one
inie. tiie eiiitm ol lie Democratic Review, and
in M-vi.tal inoi.taa past, ne In lieVe, a cieik in
next tin- L>e, ai thienls at Washington. ibe
iSiar .-ays :
"At im age <>l 15. Mr. R. bad an attack of
aju-jilexy, and n.is leiieveil l?y a celeOialed
su.g'-oii id 1'inlin, who t>i|d him tlint at the
age I ?il) in no.id lie agdn similarly atttUk
il :...t it fie (111 lull lite.i die. ItlS ColiStit 111 inll i
would In* de tiovvd In it; F.?r ten days past
he In <i repeated pivdicliuii to Ins wife, as
i: .".i ii . .ii Ir-.m. 3D > ar> of age had lie
I v -I ! . ii .. in e<* ?!.<_..? lo get'. He leaves a
wi .. -I :I.'nt fliil.
i r . iim.suf New U a lews.?For the
last 1.1 c dti* Nei\ O leans has undergone
an emli.'ti . i< eoase-jiluuce "i 'he low stage
if Wi te a i ivers, and dining tliat timea large
I'. o|i"i'i ion of ln-r tiadr \\'a- diverted to other
mute*. Ktiiin.mating her inisfnrtunes, the
Bullet in > ;
I*. ihaps tin- e i? 1.0 cil\ in the Union that
.> . i*..i, te.. d so main adverse and unpro
nit."it iieesii-ta fi01 had to contend with
S hi my a;p > n ly Vei whelming obstacles,
as I>:iv II a i lie* ml of New Orleans dure
g t .v a ei. W n ve the authority
ill O e of II: most t'Xpeiii lie. d Ill' I'clialllS lit
satiny, that t .. pi-l s-aso lias h.eii without
a t a-all I I" >r the I ?-t vwnl i years. 1'lte effeets
ol tie d eadf.il epidemic whi h more
tii m deeiiii ited on populiiion during the last
summer, loyi tin-i with the apprehensions at
one time fell that we weie again to he scourged
l>v tiie ell. lera. extemle I in the pe.'iod of win
in, aim \\ c uk* 1111*11119 ??i uiaitri laiijr i"Juiiug
<>ur Fall business. lit fact we had no Fall
business. Supi-raded to this calamitous state
ol things, ai> our western rivet s, ilie upper
Mi-sis-ippi and iis tiii-utaries, which are the
chainii'l- of our largest and ii?-he-t trade, have 9
her 11 for the entire season closed and nnnaviliahle,
I 1 finill ice ?r the low stage of wa- V
i 1. i'n. . \t. in ol" tne?e p ivatioiis may in
pa t lie iiiiagnied, h\ computing the receipts
ol proiluci* for the present season, contrasted
wi lt those of last year at the same time. At
t is m<io.eiil tticie is the amount of fifteen millions
ol dollars from the single article of Cotton
alone, ess in the commercial community
than at the saint- pe i"d last year. The Banks
law piiisued a liberal, a J at the same time
wise and prudent polie\ ; they have gone to
[lie full length nt their tether; done all they
>mi l i relieve wie nece-siiies nt ine pumic,
mis >i< nt \v th tli.- wIiii|?*m?iiv restrictions im>
i'.l ii, n;i mem l?\ iIn* law- 1.1 ilie Slate.
\\ in ii vie take alt tin-e - it?iu*? c i renin
iance> lain roi side alinn. til.- winnier isf lint
:liat i verv lew have fallen, liut that there has
mt been a general crash
A Makiuaue and a Biktii. ? We are rejn.
-led tn an in iiiiice that on the 28tli of the
a>t nniiiih, Win. K. Sawyers, Esq., peiformal
the lite of mairi .ge, in due form, beween
.Mr. Jackson, aged 1)0 years, and .Mrs.
Eliendei Kirkland, aged 85 years, all of old, ?
p-eitainly tint ul \oung) Hdgtfield. The usuil
expfcsMim nf "lung lives and hearty chil- I
Jren tn the newIv-mairied eonnle Av ill scarcely
Jo ill this case. lint I lie re's no telling what
thi- pr?>lilic people of o.ns may not achieve.?
Bead the following, old folks, and "never despair."
The information is handed to us by a friend
oft he |iariies thai, on the morning of the 12th
in-t., Mis. James Edison of this District, presented
her hu-hamJ with two tine babes, a son
mid a daughter, who-e joint weight was 21
pounds,
D?- Bow- stati-tie- do pretty well in generil,
Ian n tal<?>- editors to tind out everthing
11miiil a eoniitrv.
We dely the American Press to beat the I
lb. egoing paragraph ? not in its manner, but in
lis matter. Brethren, this is one of the times
that we look down upon toil all. ? Fdrreficll
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